Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources. 2016

TemperatureWildfire

Assessment

The Karuk Tribe is actively involved in climate planning. We are currently conducting a climate vulnerability assessment that focuses on the increased risk of high severity wildfire. The Eco-Cultural Resource Management Plan suggests that … management practices must account for future climate, environmental, and socio-cultural change. Our current vulnerability assessment builds on this planning document.

Yurok Tribe Environmental Program. 2011

DroughtExtreme heatSea level riseTemperatureWildfire

AssessmentCommunication or educational material

This report is a preliminary assessment of climate impacts that provides summary information, research findings and Tribal staff /community recommendations to Yurok Tribal leadership, Tribal members, community residents and decision-makers to … inform future Yurok Tribe Climate Change research and planning efforts. The plan affirms the Yurok tribes community priorities and future steps to address these issues such as continuing advocacy on climate change environmental justice issues, conducting a comprehensive culnerability assessment, and developing an adaptation plan.

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Environmental Office. 2018

Case Study

The main goal of the project is to develop a climate change vulnerability assessment of the transportation system to resources of cultural and traditional significance to the Chumash people. Through research, education, outreach, and surveys … from the various bands of Chumash, specific areas of importance will be identified. Climate change impact projections will be made to identify risks to Chumash sites and resources. Multimodal transportation routes will be mapped along with planned adaptation projects by Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs) to identify specific needs for protecting access for the Chumash to areas of Tribal importance.